Fresh Chilled Pickerel Pike Fillets from Germany
Delicate fillets from chain pickerel (Esox niger), a small pike variety, chilled fresh for fine dining. Directly under HTS 0304.49.01.03 as other freshwater fish fillets specifically pike, distinct from flours or pellets per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Ensure no mincing; even partial mincing shifts to heading 0307 or 0309 if human-consumption ready
• Include lab tests for contaminants like mercury, common in predatory pike, for FDA approval
• Portion-control packing helps; bulk shipments risk damage and reclassification if not uniformly chilled